Civil Disobedience in Connecticut.

Greetings.

Many of you know about the tensions rising in the state of Connecticut in recent weeks as a result of tighter gun laws aimed at so-called "high-capacity" magazines and weapons. For those that do not, here's a quick re-cap: The Connecticut legislature passed, and CT governor Daniel Malloy signed into law, a bill that prohibited sales of certain types of weapons and which also now mandates that those already possessing such weapons register them with the government.

To sum up, the people are refusing. After only a short time since the law passed, a large number of gun owners numbering in the hundreds of thousands have yet to comply with the law. While not for certain, it could be assumed that they have no intention of doing so...and for that, they should be applauded.

Indeed, while there are several intriguing elements to this ongoing saga, I want to call specific attention to the element of civil disobedience in this particular case. I am afraid that it is fast coming to a point in our history for free citizens everywhere where we no longer have the option of obeying our government if we wish to remain free. And thus, stories like the one coming out of the Constitution State should be refreshing to those of us who do wish to live free.

It has already gotten to the point where police forces in Connecticut, too many of whom have been hell-bent on enforcing this latest piece of legislative tyranny, are actually SCARED of what may happen if they do try to enforce. More can be read about that at the following link.

http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/03/threats-connecticut-police-escalate-following-connecticut-cops-gun-confiscation-comments-pro-gun-veteran-asked-help-cool-things/

For free citizens who, for too long, have had to live in fear at the thought of losing their liberties on a whim, thanks to onerous government overreach, this too should come as a breath of fresh air. The fact that the government now seems to be the one running scared (albeit to a degree) should be welcomed as a much-needed turning of the tides. As Thomas Jefferson observed, "Where people fear their government, there is tyranny. Where the government fears the people, there is liberty."

The flip side, however, is that there is indeed a sense in which this is tragic. No free citizen should want bloodshed. I certainly do not; many of the libertarian-minded, peace-seeking people who share my ideology do not; not even our Founding Fathers wanted to see war in their day. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and if the current situation in Connecticut is any indication, those desperate times may be upon us sooner than we think.

In the meantime, it is important for us all to stay vigilant of the events transpiring in Connecticut as well as elsewhere. Support those who choose to live free and seek to disobey unjust laws whenever possible.

Until next week, live free.

-Warren Brisbane